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Srebrno jezero

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Сребрно језеро

Srebrno Jezero (Silver Lake) is a long, narrow arm of the Danube beside the town of Veliko Gradište in eastern Serbia. Cut off from the river by dams and a road, it has become a popular holiday place with a camping park, villas and a hotel, and it is sometimes called the Serbian sea because the country has no coast.

How it formed

Silver Lake is an oxbow lake: an old arm of the Danube on its right bank that was once part of the river's course. It curves in an irregular arch through the broad, low valley of the river and wraps around a marshy river island, Ostrovo. In 1971 both ends were dammed and bridged by the road from Veliko Gradište to Zatonje, which also crosses the island.

History

Two medieval fortresses, Ram and Golubac, stand on the Danube nearby, and the mouth of the Pek river is just south of the lake. The lake has been a holiday and fishing destination for decades, and in recent years it has had a visitor boom, with large plans for further hotels and a marina announced in 2007.

Nature

The water is clear because it is not polluted and is naturally filtered through the surrounding sand dunes. The lake is rich in fish, among them carp, wels catfish, pike, perch and zander, which is why it is popular with anglers.

Visit

Swimming

Allowed

Boating

Allowed

Camping

Allowed

Tips

Veliko Gradište is the nearest town, and the lake has a hotel, many guesthouses and villas, and the largest car camping park in Serbia. Events through the year include a chess festival and beach-volleyball tournaments. The medieval fortresses of Ram and Golubac are in the vicinity.

The Serbian sea

The lake is roughly 14 km long, and in summer its beaches fill, mostly with young people from Belgrade, Kragujevac, Niš and other towns. The water is warm and clear, and the busiest weekends are hard to find a free spot, so book your room ahead. A paved promenade of about 2.5 km links Veliko Gradište with the lake along the Danube. You can hire pedal boats, canoes and water bikes, there is an aqua park, and tennis and table tennis are on offer.

Safety

Reports have said the lake had no official lifeguard service, and that many unofficial beaches next to the official ones make supervision hard, so take care with children. The public health institute in Požarevac has tested the water at the beaches and reported it fit for bathing, but check the latest results.

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Sources & data

  1. English Wikipedia: Silver Lake (Serbia) (revision 1368272214), Wikimedia Foundation, 2026
  2. Hidro-Baza Agregati (2024): Zahtev za odlučivanje o potrebi procene uticaja, Dunav km 1056+800 – 1057+100, Hidro-Baza Agregati d.o.o.; published by the Ministry of Environmental Protection of Serbia, 2024
  3. Danas: Srebrno jezero čuva ugled (12 July 2012), Danas, 2012
  4. Camping.rs: Campsite Silver Lake, Camping Association of Serbia (camping.rs)
  5. OpenStreetMap: Srebrno jezero (way 38758325), OpenStreetMap contributors
  6. Wikipedia: Silver Lake (Serbia), Wikimedia Foundation
  7. Srebrno jezero sjajno ko more, Danas
  8. Srebrno jezero čuva ugled, Danas

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